Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-13
BILLS OF DISTRICT INTEREST.
To be Reported Favorably TO the House
by the District COmamistee.

The House District committee at their meet
| Ing to-day decided to make favorable reports
TO the House on the following bills: Substi-
tute for the bin to relieve st. Dominics church;
for the relief Of Chttenden Bros: TO prescribe the
times for sales and for notices OF sale OF property
in the District for overdue taxes; and bill relat-
ing to arrears Of taxes in the District The Com
missioners were present at the meeting and were
consulted al to the two latter bills
INSULATING fHE TIVE OF TAX SALES.
The bill prescribing the time OF sales, &C., pro-
vides that the District Commissioners shall prepare
list Of all arrears Of taxes that may exist after
July, 1857, and each year thereafter the list to be
among taxpayers in the District. Each year the
Commissioners are directed to advertise the issue
| Of the book, and that It may be had upon apPiGa-
ton, together with the announcement that II the
taxes are not paid within the prescribed time the
property win be sold, after three weeks advertis-
the rate Of six per cent Interest on ali general
taxes In arrears In lieu Of rates and penalties now
nxed BY law.
The District Appropriation Bin.
TIE ACTION ON TIE MASSACHUSETTS, AVENUE Ex-
TENSION ITEM.
The manner in which the subcommittee Of the
House in charge Of the District appropriation bill
disposed Of the Massachusetts, avenue extension
was this: When the item OF $50 1000 for the extern
sion OF suburban streets and avenues was reached,
the chairman of the subcommittee explained that
i the Item meant the extension Oh MASSACHUSETTS,
avenue and asked II It should be allowed. Every
member of the sub committee voted, 'NO!" They
| then decided unanimously not to give any money
for the extension OF Massachusetts, avenue Or any
other avenue" and the entire item was stricken
out OF the DILL
THE BILL LIKELY 10 60 0vIR FOR SOME DAYS.
Mr.. Wilson wrote TO the clerk to the committee
to-day stating that the illness OF his aunt would
probably end fatally, and he might be delayed for
many days. The committee have decided that II
there Is any prospect OF his returning within that
time they will let the District bill lie over for
week or ten days.
Capitol Topics.
THE FRIENDS OF THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL
believe that the pending conference report will be
adopted by majority Of eight or ten votes tn the
Senate. 1t was Senator Culloms intention to pro-
pose that the Interstate commerce bill be finished
would probably entail night session, and as the
Senators generally expressed q desire to attend
the Presidents reception, he withheld the notion
PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY.
The bill introduced in the Senate yesterday by
Mr.. Henderson to facilitate promotions in the
army provides s'That on and after the passage Of
this act any officer borne ON the activest Of the
army, who served in the war Of the rebellion at
least three years as an oceI or enlisted man S OF
United states, shall, upon his own application
to the President OF the United States,
an officer or enlisted man in the volunteer or regu-
lar army Of the United States be placed on the re-
tired list OF the army, In addition to the number
heretofore authorized by law the retired list being
hereby extended to conform TO the requirements OF
this act"
Senator Fair was in his seat to-day for the first
time this session.
Ex-senator Lyman Trumbul was on the floor Of
the Senate to-day.
Street Railroad I'm the City.
PRESIDENT HURT TELLS WHAT HIS COMPANY PRO-
POSES TO DO.
The board Of directors Of the washington and
Georgetown railroad company organized yester-
day afternoon and elected the following Officers:
Henry Hurt, president; N. G. Lane, vice president;
C. NJ. Koones, secretary and treasurer and c. c..
Sailor general superintendent.
In conversation with STAR reporter this morn
ing President Hurt said that it was the company s
intention to run the cable cars through
without making change, and to run the cars on
much faster time than at present, and to remove
the rough stone pavement from between the
tracks.